What is Aldus PageMaker 4.2?

PageMaker 4.2 is a major upgrade, but as the version number implies, this is not the QuarkXPress-killer that PageMaker users have been hoping for. The most significant new features arc Aldus Additions, a technology that lets users add new features to PageMaker, and a user scripting language; robust System 7 support; interruptible screen redraw; a Control palette for numeric positioning, cropping, and scaling; baseline-to-baseline leading; Aldus PrePrint, a powerhouse color-separation application; the ability to load fonts without closing a publication; step-and-repeat duplication; a dictionary editor; smart-quotes conversion while typing; support for Desktop Color Separation (DCS) files; and dozens of other features in preferences, typography, long documents, linking, and printing. That’s a lot for an “incremental” upgrade.

Roth, Steve. (May 1992). Aldus PageMaker 4.2. Macworld. (pgs. 173-174).

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Architecture

Motorola 68K

Compatibility notes

• Macintosh Plus
• 2 MB RAM
• Hard disk drive

Emulating this? It could probably run under: Basilisk II